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[GundamFan0083]

Originally Posted by Kokukirin

Here is what a relevant statistic look like:

Around 65% of murder victims are killed by guns.

Why is there even a debate that gun is the murder weapon of choice in US? Sharp objects are a distant second and poison does not even have its own category.

What does that have to do with ease of killing?
You're mixing proverbial "apples and oranges" here.
The "weapon of choice" is not the same as how easily a weapon can kill.
So no, in so far as my conversation with aohige was concerned, your link is not relevent.

[Kokukirin]

Originally Posted by GundamFan0083

What does that have to do with ease of killing?
You're mixing proverbial "apples and oranges" here.
The "weapon of choice" is not the same as how easily a weapon can kill.
So no, in so far as my conversation with aohige was concerned, your link is not relevent.

If most murderers prefer to use a gun, it follows that most murderers believe that a gun is the best weapon for killing.

I don't know why the logic evades you. It is as straight-forward as it can get. It is quite interesting that you seem to believe a rare mass-suicide incident from the 70's gives a better picture than a simple statistic on weapon usage.

[GundamFan0083]

Originally Posted by Kokukirin

If most murderers prefer to use a gun, it follows that most murderers believe that a gun is the best weapon for killing.

I don't know why the logic evades you. It is as straight-forward as it can get. It is quite interesting that you seem to believe a rare mass-suicide incident from the 70's gives a better picture than a simple statistic on weapon usage.

What does that have to do with the effectiveness of the weapon?
Jonestown shows how effective poison can be and was relevent to the discussion.
Whether a murder believes a firearm is best or not has nothing to do with this conversation.

Bomb Iran and it will surely decide to pursue nuclear arms

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...s-iraq-israel?

President Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on Missile Defense — ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...e-flexibility/

[Daniel E.]

I am sorry to say, but some of the recent posts will have to be deleted. We have told people plenty of times not to take things personally and this is exactly what has happened here.

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by GundamFan0083

President Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on Missile Defense — ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...e-flexibility/

The thing is than it's true, if he is re-elected.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Vexx

OTOH.... the US lets people buy guns without requiring any training at all or having them be part of an citizen's civil defense organization. That *is* stupid... but it used to be that you could depend on parents to teach their kids proper gun safety and use. We have a huge pack of people here now that have not been taught many things for a couple of generations -- much less about firearms :P

Minuteman culture? Most town defenses in the American history are made up of untrained soldiers with nothing more than experience from a few conflicts. Maybe that is also the reason why the Yanks have the "shoot-first, talk later" mentality; "mobilising" in a minute means to shoot in 1/60 of that.

[Jaden]

Jail time for twitter bigotry in the UK.

It's far more retribution than he deserved...

[ganbaru]

Why Conservatives Are Smearing Trayvon Martin’s Reputation
http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...eputation.html

Conservatives like Geraldo Rivera are focusing on Trayvon’s tweets, appearance, school suspension over marijuana traces, and the hoodie he was wearing to blame him for his own death—and to show that his killing had nothing to do with racism.

[Kyuu]

On this day:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster

Why Conservatives Are Smearing Trayvon Martin’s Reputation

'cause they're a bunch of butthurt racists, as their ancestors lost the right to own slaves.

Anyways, it's a direct response to Obama saying that if he had a son, he'd look like Trayvon.

[ganbaru]

One of the thing than's bugging me is than he shouldn't had wear his hoodie, that remind me of the time than a woman than was raped was said to have provoqued his agressor because whe was wearing a mini-skirt.
Conservative really want to go back to 1950.

[GundamFan0083]

Al-Jazeera not to air video of French attacks


http://news.yahoo.com/al-jazeera-not...122512488.html

Trayvon Martin shooting: New details emerge from Twitter account, witness testimony


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/...180103647.html

‘Stock Act’ sticks taxpayers with $1.7 million tab


http://washingtonexaminer.com/politi...ion-tab/408886

Smoke? Fire? Blame the cow
MF Global debacle calls for an industry-wide reckoning


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/o...,1454249.story

[Jaieni]

Originally Posted by Jaden

Jail time for twitter bigotry in the UK.

It's far more retribution than he deserved...

A kid gets drunk, says some stupid crap on twitter, and now his life is ruined, good job UK!

Originally Posted by ganbaru

One of the thing than's bugging me is than he shouldn't had wear his hoodie, that remind me of the time than a woman than was raped was said to have provoqued his agressor because whe was wearing a mini-skirt.
Conservative really want to go back to 1950.

I had the same reaction. It was raining, he had a sweater with a hoodie, he should just leave it down?

[Urzu 7]

I don't care if Trayvon Martin wasn't a perfect child or had trouble at school. He was murdered. His shooter was a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain with no authority who was told by people of authority to not leave his car and to not pursue Trayvon, but he did anyway. He stalked the teen, a confrontation resulted, and he shot him. Zimmerman screwed up in more than one way in all of that, and is still a free man.

What if Trayvon attacked first? He was in a neighborhood with crime problems, and Zimmerman is a guy over ten years older, and he was stalking Trayvon. If Trayvon attacked first, ironically, it was probably out of self defense. We don't know if Trayvon attacked first, but I'm not willing to take Zimmerman's word on it. Of course he'd claim that Trayvon attacked first. We also know he said he was the one calling for help, not Trayvon, but several eyewitnesses said a teen was crying for help. Maybe both called for help, but Zimmerman said Trayvon wasn't calling for help. If he won't report the truth about that, what else will he lie about? What else has he lied about already?

And anyone saying Trayvon was asking for an assault because he was wearing a hoodie...what is wrong with some people?

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by ganbaru

One of the thing than's bugging me is than he shouldn't had wear his hoodie, that remind me of the time than a woman than was raped was said to have provoqued his agressor because whe was wearing a mini-skirt.
Conservative really want to go back to 1950.

actually they want to go back to 1850 (before slaves were free and women had rights) but would probably settle for 1950.

[Ledgem]

Originally Posted by Urzu 7

We also know he said he was the one calling for help, not Trayvon, but several eyewitnesses said a teen was crying for help. Maybe both called for help, but Zimmerman said Trayvon wasn't calling for help. If he won't report the truth about that, what else will he lie about? What else has he lied about already?

What a riot it would be if two men entered into a confrontation and both started hollering for help... what a funny mental image.

[Vexx]

In other news, "the stupid, it burns so..."

More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most do not blame him for them, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Tuesday.

Apparently, the "american people" can't connect even simple dots anymore ---
Sooooooo, its not his fault (which it isn't) but they disapprove of him over it. Eh?????

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...82Q19Z20120327

Okay, I guess I disapprove of the guy down the street for the cost of my groceries this week, sure that works. :P

[GundamFan0083]

Originally Posted by Vexx

In other news, "the stupid, it burns so..."

More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most do not blame him for them, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Tuesday.

Apparently, the "american people" can't connect even simple dots anymore ---
Sooooooo, its not his fault (which it isn't) but they disapprove of him over it. Eh?????

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...82Q19Z20120327

Okay, I guess I disapprove of the guy down the street for the cost of my groceries this week, sure that works. :P

Didn't the same thing happen with Bush?

Don't they understand that the President is not a dictator, he doesn't have the power to effect the price of gasoline.
Congress would have to reign in the speculators for that to happen, among other things.
Obama has nothing to do with AFAIK.

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Here's a story I ddin't expect to find at WashPost.


Mich. militia members cleared of charges that accused them of plotting war against government


http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...all_&#comments


Somebody might be in trouble.

Officials try to determine if Colorado wildfire was ignited by controlled burn

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...7eS_story.html

[ganbaru]

Chavez criticizes US take on crime in Venezuela
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...03-27-20-14-42

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is taking issue with the U.S. State Department for posting a statement advising travelers to beware of rampant violent crime in his country.

Chavez said Tuesday in Cuba during an appearance on Venezuelan state television that the South American country's security situation ought to be compared to that of the United States.

He really should had keep quiet this time. ''A problem 'inherited from the capitalist time' '' sound rather false, especialy if the problem is increasing as it is now and than he is in office since 1999.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by ganbaru

Chavez criticizes US take on crime in Venezuela
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...03-27-20-14-42

He really should had keep quiet this time. ''A problem 'inherited from the capitalist time' '' sound rather false, especialy if the problem is increasing as it is now and than he is in office since 1999.

Classic "cult of Chavez" ... no more "socialist" than the previous regimes were "capitalist", he's about himself

[Urzu 7]

Originally Posted by Ledgem

What a riot it would be if two men entered into a confrontation and both started hollering for help... what a funny mental image.

You saying that both weren't calling for help; you think only one of them would be? Because now that you mention it, both of them calling for help at the same time would be odd. But what if one was yelling for help when the other had the upper hand, and then the tables turn and the other person was yelling for help. Maybe that is what happened. That is what I had in mind when I wrote "maybe both called for help".